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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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